I wasn’t supposed to be doing children’s ministry this month. One reason I came on the race was to experience new and different ministries than I’d done in the U.S. and I’ve definitely done a lot of children’s ministry. Please don’t misunderstand, I absolutely love kids, I just desire to experience some new things. So when we got to choose between working with kids, visiting hospice residents, and doing agriculture, I was like, “anything but kids!” So I wound up on the agriculture team. I liked that. My family has raised gardens as long as I can remember. I love the smell of tomato plants, my hands in the dirt. I was ready for agriculture ministry.
And then the truck broke down. Obviously God had different plans than I did. So our “agriculture” team has done a few different things. We have spent a few days working with kids and my heart has been absolutely stolen. These kids are precious and I am learning so much from them. I have fallen in love.
I wasn’t supposed to be doing children’s ministry this month, but I am most definitely supposed to be doing children’s ministry this month.
I always think it’s pretty funny how God knows just what we need, especially when it’s the opposite of what we think we need. Since the race started, I’ve been hash tagging and saying “Jesus knows!” a lot. There was a beautiful view of the sunset at the top of this monstrous hill, who knew? Jesus knows. Who knows what’s going to happen with team changes? Jesus. And the squad leaders, but Jesus knows. How in the world am I going to raise the rest of the money I need? Jesus knows. Who knew I needed a hug from a kid today? Jesus, he always knows. He always has our backs.
